bump up
verb
bumped up; bumping up; bumps up
informal
: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.
Prices are being bumped up.
They're bumping her up to district manager.
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Enforcement of the two-hour limit was recently bumped up, according to Plaza District Council.
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Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Towns, Josh Hart and Miles McBride each bumped up their playmaking as New York generated offense from multiple sources.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 10 June 2026
At this point, the home-baker’s cake production bumped up to three a week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Alphabet in April bumped up its capital expenditure forecast this year to between $180 billion and $190 billion, up from its previous estimate of $175 billion to $185 billion.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 June 2026
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Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Towns, Josh Hart and Miles McBride each bumped up their playmaking as New York generated offense from multiple sources.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 10 June 2026
At this point, the home-baker’s cake production bumped up to three a week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Alphabet in April bumped up its capital expenditure forecast this year to between $180 billion and $190 billion, up from its previous estimate of $175 billion to $185 billion.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 June 2026
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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